University of Bradford's BRASS student team secured $10,000 in seed funding for Bradford-RFI-1 satellite launch, seeking additional £40,000 for 2027 mission.
Oct 04, 2026
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The Bradford Rocketry, Aviation and Satellite Society (BRASS), a student-led team at the University of Bradford, has secured $10,000 in seed funding through an international competition for their Bradford-RFI-1 satellite project. The 5cm cube satellite, weighing 250g, is designed to study radio-frequency interference that disrupts climate and environmental monitoring satellites. The team requires an additional £40,000 to cover launch, licensing, and insurance costs for their planned 2027 launch. The project is backed by international experts including NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and involves over 20 students from multiple disciplines.
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Bradford Rocketry Aviation and Satellite Society (BRASS)
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Bradford, England, United Kingdom
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Bradford Rocketry, Aviation and Satellite Society (BRASS) is a student-led team from the University of Bradford developing the Bradford-RFI-1, a 5cm cube satellite designed to study radio-frequency interference that disrupts climate and environmental monitoring satellites. The project involves over 20 students from engineering, computer science, business, and law disciplines, aiming to launch the 250g satellite in 2027. BRASS has won international recognition, including Project of the Year at the 38th National Student Space Conference and one of five global winners in the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Student Grand Challenge.
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